SPH Digital Inc. v. Tao Consulting LLC et al
Plaintiff: SPH Digital Inc.
Defendant: Sean Tao, Tao Consulting LLC and Chung S Tao
Case Number: 3:2024cv00861
Filed: February 13, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Laurel Beeler
Referring Judge: Charles R Breyer
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 29, 2024 Filing 15 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons, Complaint & Other Required Documents (including Plaintiff's Certificate of Conflicts and Interested Entities or Persons, Consent or Declination to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction, Order Reassigning Case, Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording, General Standing Order for Civil & Criminal Cases (Breyer), Standing Order for All Judges of N.D. Cal, and Plaintiff's Declination of Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction) served on Sean Tao a.k.a. Chung S. Tao (via attorney M. Danton Richardson) on 3/11/2024, filed by SPH Digital Inc.. (Rainforth, Natalie) (Filed on 3/29/2024)
March 29, 2024 Filing 14 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons, Complaint & Other Required Documents (including Plaintiff's Certificate of Conflicts and Interested Entities or Persons, Consent or Declination to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction, Order Reassigning Case, Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording, General Standing Order for Civil & Criminal Cases (Breyer), Standing Order for All Judges of N.D. Cal, and Plaintiff's Declination of Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction) served on Tao Consulting LLC (via attorney M. Danton Richardson) on 3/11/2024, filed by SPH Digital Inc.. (Rainforth, Natalie) (Filed on 3/29/2024)
March 26, 2024 Filing 13 Certificate of Interested Entities by Sean Tao, Tao Consulting LLC (Richardson, M.) (Filed on 3/26/2024)
March 26, 2024 Filing 12 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand , COUNTERCLAIM against All Defendants by Sean Tao, Tao Consulting LLC. (Richardson, M.) (Filed on 3/26/2024)
February 15, 2024 Filing 11 CLERK'S NOTICE: A Joint Case Management Statement due by 5/17/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/24/2024 at 8:30 AM in San Francisco - To be determined. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/15/2024)
February 15, 2024 Filing 10 Summons Issued as to Sean Tao, Tao Consulting LLC. (Attachments: #1 Summons)(jml, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/15/2024)
February 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Charles R. Breyer for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Signed by Clerk on 02/15/2024. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/15/2024)
February 14, 2024 Filing 8 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (ejk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/14/2024)
February 14, 2024 Filing 7 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by SPH Digital Inc... (Rainforth, Natalie) (Filed on 2/14/2024)
February 14, 2024 Filing 6 Proposed Summons. (Rainforth, Natalie) (Filed on 2/14/2024)
February 14, 2024 Filing 5 Proposed Summons. (Rainforth, Natalie) (Filed on 2/14/2024)
February 14, 2024 Filing 4 Certificate of Interested Entities by SPH Digital Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Ordissimo S.A. for SPH Digital Inc.. Submitted Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 and Local Civ. R. 3-15 (Rainforth, Natalie) (Filed on 2/14/2024)
February 14, 2024 Filing 3 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 5/9/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/16/2024 11:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom B, 15th Floor. (jml, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/14/2024)
February 13, 2024 Filing 2 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 2/27/2024. (wsm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/13/2024)
February 13, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Sean Tao, Tao Consulting LLC with jury demand (NO PROCESS) ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-19121601.). Filed by SPH Digital Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Rainforth, Natalie) (Filed on 2/13/2024) Modified on 2/14/2024 (jml, COURT STAFF).

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